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  Shinsegae's Boon the Shop to host 'Flesh Soul, Bacon & Ghenie' exhibition

  SEOUL, September 1 (Yonhap) -- One of the select shops ran by South Korean Department Store Shinsegae, Boon the Shop is hosting a non auction exhibition "Flesh Soul, Bacon & Ghenie" by
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  Exhibit of disabled artists' works launches project to turn Cheong Wa Dae into art center

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- A special exhibition of art pieces by disabled artists kicked off at the former presidential compound of Cheong Wa Dae with a ceremony Wednesday as the first program to be held under a government plan to use t
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  S. Korea to extend visa-free entry for tourists from Japan, Taiwan, Macau until Oct.

  SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will extend its temporary visa waiver program for travelers from Japan, Taiwan and Macau through October, the culture ministry said Wednesday, a measure believed to be linked to an upcoming BTS concert.Travelers
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  #cellist, #choihayoung, #yibaichen, #queenelizabethcompetition

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  Winner of Queen Elizabeth Competition Choi Ha-young to go on domestic tour

  SEOUL, August 31 (Yonhap) -- “Although it’s my first time going on a tour in South Korea, I am more than excited to meet my fans in Korea. Especially, since I haven’t been to Busan and Cheolwon county
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  Pianist Lang Lang “Disney album that I dreamed of... Hope it doesn’t just become background music”

  SEOUL, August 31 (Yonhap) -- World renowned pianist Lang Lang, 40 years old from China, rearranged Disney animation musics into a piano music.Lang Lang, who stay in Berlin, Germany, introduced Disney
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  Festivals Calendar - September 2022

  SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- The following are the major cultural and tourist festivals to be held in South Korea in September. * Hamyang Wild Ginseng FestivalWhen: Sept. 2-11Where: Sangrim Park in Hamyang, South Gyeongsang ProvinceHamyang is a major p
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  Global Cellist Choi Ha-young to perform at Seogwipo Art Center

  SEOUL, August 26 (Yonhap) -- Concert in which cellist Choi Ha-young, who was the first Korean to win at one of the three biggest competition “Queen Elisabeth Competition,” participates will be held a
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  Two large art fairs set to open in Seoul next week

  SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- Two big international art fairs will take place in Seoul next week, bringing together a combined 350 galleries from around the world, the events' organizers said Friday.The 21st edition of the annual Korean Internationa
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  Gyeongju to host light festival as part of East Asia cultural exchange program

  GYEONGJU, South Korea, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- The southeastern city of Gyeongju will host a light festival this fall as part of a cultural exchange program among South Korea, Japan and China, officials said Thursday.The city, one of the nation's mos
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  National Folk Museum of Korea to hold special exhibition 'The Mysterious Village'

  SEOUL, August 12 (Yonhap) -- The National Folk Museum of Korea will be opening the special exhibition "The Mysterious Village," on August 17. This exhibition will be introducing the gods
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  Author of 'Pachinko' Lee Min-jin meets Korean readers

  SEOUL, August 11(Yonhap) -- "Although the truth is important, it is difficult to force it on others. It is true that historians in Japan and some other countries deny the comfort issue. However,
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  S. Korea to support six foreign museums with Korean exhibit halls this year

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- The National Museum of Korea (NMK) said Thursday it will step up efforts to support foreign museums with an exhibition hall dedicated to Korea as the global boom of Korean pop music and TV series has increased
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  Crowds cheer at pianist Lim Yunchan's first performance in Korea after winning Van Cliburn int'l competition

  SEOUL, August 11(Yonhap) -- Pianist Lim Yunchan (18, Korea National University of Arts) met the audience on the domestic stage for the first time in about two months after winning the Van Cliburn Inte
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  GS Retail withdraws from health and beauty market, set to close all lalavla stores

  SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- GS Retail Co. said Thursday it will close all of its lalavla shops, 17 years after it entered the health and beauty (H&B) store market, due to slumping sales amid the coronavirus pandemic and fierce competition.GS Retail wi
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  Works by disabled artists to go on display at Cheong Wa Dae

  SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- The culture ministry will hold a special exhibition of art pieces by disabled artists at the former residential compound of Cheong Wa Dae as the first program to be held under a plan to use the facility as an art center.The
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  Lee Jung-seop's artworks to go on display as part of Lee Kun-hee collection

  SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Some 90 artworks by the renowned Korean painter Lee Jung-seop will go on display at a Seoul national gallery later this week as part of the follow-up exposition of donations of late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee.The National
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  Facility for DMZ virtual tour opens to public

  SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- A facility where visitors can take a virtual tour of the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas opened its doors to the public Monday."DMZ Live" was created at the Imjingak Pavillion in Paju, some 30 kilome
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  'Master of Chopin' Dang Thai Son to perform at Seoul Arts Center

  SEOUL, August 8 (Yonhap) -- World-renowned pianist Dang Thai Son will be holding a concert in Korea.Performance agency Mast Media announced on Wednesday that Dang Thai Son will hold a solo recital in
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  Choi Shin Ah Art Troupe to perform on August 13

  SEOUL, August 6 (Yonhap) --Choi Shin Ah Art Troupe led by Choi Shin-ah, a dancer from North Korea, will be performing "A Long Way to Go" at the Performance Hall of the Dream Forest Art Cen
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  Sejong Center for the Performing Arts reveals fall·winter season program from Shakespeare to Harry Potter

  SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- The "Film Concert," which will present the opera based on Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" and the movie "Harry Potter" on stage, wil